Oxford Hills Youth Wrestling with their State trophies The Maine State Youth Wrestling Results of Oxford youth wrestling from Noble on March 24. Oxford Hills came home with eight champions, three second place finshes, three third place finishes and three fourth place finishes. Champions include Noah Fortier (kindergarten), Carter Le (first grade), River Brackett (second […]
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USM's Del Gallo aiming for national wrestling title
University of Southern Maine sophomore Peter Del Gallo wrestles Bridgewater State’s Shawn Ferrell in a 125-pound match on in Gorham in Novebmer. Del Gallo pinned Ferrell in 48 seconds. Right from the start, Peter Del Gallo was in trouble. He was in the Division III Northeast regional final on Feb. 25 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and […]
Oxford Hills’ Dawson Stevens qualifies for New England wrestling championships
NEWPORT — The best of the best in Maine high school wrestling turned out to put forth their best efforts Saturday at the New England Qualifier at Nokomis High School. They did not disappoint. Of the 14 matches in the final round, only two ended in pins, with the remaining 12 going to points decision. […]
2017-18 Oxford Hills youth wrestling team
2017-18 Oxford Hills youth wrestling team
Wells earns Class B wrestling crown
Michael Wrigley, top, of Wells battles with Dalton Berry of Dirigo in the 196-pound weight class at the Class B state wrestling championships at Wells High School on Saturday (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) WELLS — When the Wells High wrestling team posed for a team picture after winning its second straight Class B state […]
Marshwood wrestling wins state title in stunning repeat; Stevens, Mabior nab titles
Marshwood team members celebrate their Class A state wrestling championship in Sanford on Saturday. (Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald) SANFORD — Marshwood High surprised the Class A wrestling field and defended its team championship Saturday at Memorial Gym. It was Marshwood’s sixth Class A title in seven seasons and the 10th state title for Coach […]
Oak Hill’s Buteau trying to become first girl to win Maine state wrestling title
Oak Hill junior Zoe Buteau it trying to become the first girl to win a Maine high school wrestling championship. Buteau, who won the South regional title in the 120-pound weight class, will compete in the Class B state championship tournament in Wells on Saturday. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) LISBON — Zoe Buteau is well […]
Wrestling: Toughened up at boot camp, Wainwright hopes it translates into state title
A stint in basic training at Fort Benning last summer helped Dirigo’s Jon Wainwright become a contender for state wrestling champion on Saturday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — Jon Wainwright always had the physical tools to become the latest in a long line of great wrestlers at Dirigo. But he lacked the mental toughness. Then […]
Wrestling team takes first, gets police escort
PARIS — After winning the Class A crown at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference on Feb. 3 at Cony High School in Augusta, Principal Ted Moccia decided to give the Oxford Hills Vikings’ wrestling team the champion treatment. Moccia said that after he heard that the Oxford Hills wrestling team had won in Augusta, he called […]
A North wrestling: Nokomis nabs crown; Oxford Hills ties for third
Erskine Academy’s Michael Sprague, right, battles Oxford Hills High School’s Jaden David in thein the 126-pound weight class in the Class A North Regional Champioships at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris on Saturday Feb. 9, 2018. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) PARIS — For the first time in school history, Nokomis is a regional […]